PHOTO COURTESY OF THAI CYCLING ASSOCIATIONAmanda Carr, right, talks with father Darol during the Thailand BMX Championships in March. Carr won the Thai national championship, her first since switching her national allegiance to Thailand in 2012.

PHOTO COURTEST OF THAI CYCLING ASSOCIATIONAmanda Carr goes airborne on a jump during the Thailand BMX Championships in March. It was her first time competing at the race.

By ROB SHORE

Sports Writer

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In late March, Amanda Carr added a new title to her already impressive BMX resume: Thailand national champion.

Until recently, Carr had never included being Thai champion as one of her ambitions. Even as the Punta Gorda native frequently spent time there to visit family, it wasn’t on her radar.

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